Imbalances and policies in the Eurozone

Daniele Schiliro'

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Abstract: The present paper highlights the imbalances that have characterized the Eurozone during the crisis. The contribution focuses on the issue of current account imbalances and the factors that caused them. It also examines the banking union as an important step toward a better management of the Eurozone financial imbalances. Furthermore, the paper discusses and assesses the policies, especially monetary policy, implemented in the Eurozone, stressing the limits of the strategy pursued by the European authorities. The main purpose of the paper is to point out possible solutions in order to correct the imbalances and discuss changes in Eurozone policies.

Keywords: imbalances; current account balance; monetary and fiscal policies; banking union (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E50 E58 E62 F30 F45 O52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017-08
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Published in Journal of Business & Economic Policy 3.4(2017): pp. 1-9

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